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Aid from the collection is likewise reaching the heart of Ukraine. One diocese is organizing a nationwide outreach to help victims of war—military and civilian including children—recover from traumatic stress. All the while, this collection continues to support churches that are still recovering from the devastation and oppression of vicious, totalitarian rule. In Romania, your gifts are restoring a historically significant 250-year-old seminary. In Lithuania, you are supporting new approaches to marriage ministry. In places torn by war, in churches with memories of priests dragged off to the gulags, and in communities once forbidden to teach children about Jesus, your gifts to the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe are bringing hope, renewing faith, and offering tangible mercy and love. May Pope St. John Paul II and the 28 Blessed Martyrs of Ukraine pray with us for the success of these efforts. May God bless you for what you have so generously given. May our Lord Jesus Christ inspire you to continue to work and pray for peace, faith, hope, and love to prevail in these lands. I am. Sincerely yours in Christ,

Most Reverend Jeffrey M. Monforton Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit Chairman, USCCB Subcommittee on Aid to the Church in Central and Eastern Europe

SUBCOMMITTEE ON AID TO THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

CHAIRMAN Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton, Auxiliary, Archdiocese of Detroit

Bishop Richard F. Stika, Diocese of Knoxville Bishop Gerald L. Vincke, Diocese of Salina Bishop Patrick J. Zurek, Diocese of Amarillo

STAFF Ms. Mary Mencarini Campbell, Executive Director Ms. Jennifer Healy, Director

MEMBERS Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, Archdiocese of Chicago

Mr. Andrew Kirkpatrick, Grant Program Specialist Ms. Elena Baydina,* Grants Administrator Ms. Mariya Lupiy,° Grants Administrator

CONSULTANTS Bishop John Michael M. Botean, Romanian Greek Catholic Eparchy

Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak, Ukrainian Archeparchy of Philadelphia Bishop Robert Fisher, Auxiliary, Archdiocese of Detroit Bishop Edward C. Malesic, Diocese of Cleveland Bishop Witold Mroziewski, Auxiliary, Diocese of Brooklyn

of St. George in Canton Bishop Donald J. Hying, Diocese of Madison Mr. Patrick Markey, Leadership Roundtable on Church Management

* Elena Baydina’s tenure ended in April 2022. °Mariya Lupiy’s tenure began in October 2022.